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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
old personal file / ebay?
This appears to be a kiosk or ticket booth of some sort. |
CBD and
Earl, you'll be happy to know I
finally located the source of this photograph.
LBPL
Title: Los Angeles Examiner office
Date: 1895
Description:
Shown here is the first Los Angeles Examiner newspaper office in Long Beach,
featuring mission style architecture, red tile roof, and arched, segmented windows.
A woman is seated inside, ready to serve customers at the window. At right, a man
wearing a suit and bowler hat stands in front of the small building.
ORIG. IMAGE: 4" x 5" faded sepia matte print mounted on board.
Provenance:
Gift of Mr. W. S. Clark January, 1917.
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Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug
I don't trust that 1895 date for the photo but some kind of ''business'' is being conducted therein.
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Originally Posted by Earl Boebart
I agree on the "iffy" dating; neither the clothes nor the light bulbs look like 1895 to me
-- more like the 1910's or so. But I could be wrong.
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Notice that two dates are given in the description; 1895 and 1917.
The way the provenance is worded, 'January 1917' sounds like the date Mrs. Clark donated the photograph to the Long Beach Public Library.
But I think the January 17 date might be the actual date of the photograph.